ANDY MURRAY won tennis’ Battle of Britain and so set up another. The British No 1 overcame spirited resistance by No 2 Aljaz Bedene to win 6-3 6-4 in their first meeting and move into the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships. And after Kyle Edmund was given a walkover because of Paul Henri Mathieu’s wrist […]
A BIT of tennis history is guaranteed after Kyle Edmund advanced to the Aegon Championships quarter finals without hitting a ball. Edmund ‘s opponent, Paul-Henri Mathieu of France, has pulled out of their second round match because of a wrist injury. And that means Edmund will face the winner of Andy Murray’s clash with British […]
IVAN LENDL wants Andy Murray to “ruin” Novak Djokovic’s bid for tennis immortality. Lendl, back in the saddle as Andy Murray’s head coach, is full of admiration for the Serb’s achievement of holding all four Grand Slam titles at once. Djokovic has in his sights the first calendar-year Slam since 1969 and the first ever […]
KYLE EDMUND hit Top Gear by recording the biggest win of his career to move into the second round of the Aegon Championships. British No 3 Edmund overcame world No 18 Gilles Simon – a man ranked 67 places above him – 6-4 3-6 6-1 as the Frenchman’s serve fell apart in the deciding set […]
ANDY MURRAY avoided a slip-up in his first match on grass but his opponent was not so lucky. Murray complained about the conditions on the court more than once during his 7-6 7-6 victory over Nicolas Mahut, who fell during the second set tiebreak and seemed to tweak his groin. Murray said: “We’ve had a […]